"Potentially historic" flooding threatens Southern states
The specter of major flooding on the Mississippi River upstream from New Orleans is a more perilous situation now than in years past, some researchers believe
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U.S. cities have nowhere to put recycling
Since China banned most plastic imports, many U.S. cities are finding they can't recycle the way they're used to — forcing them to either pay more to recycle or send more stuff to the landfill. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Irina Ivanova explains how recycling got so dire.
American cities confront a "slow-moving recycling crisis"
A year after China's ban, U.S. cities are sending recyclables to landfills or stockpiling them, waiting for a buyer
What to know about the spring equinox
Spring will be sprung at precisely 5:58 p.m. EDT on March 20 — here's why
Take this pill! Or not... Making sense of medical studies
On this episode of "Where Did You Get This Number?" we go behind all those medical studies you see in the news.
Inside Fukushima, 8 years after tsunami
Eight years ago, a 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan, sending 50-foot waves barreling into the coast. The tsunami prompted one of the worst nuclear plant meltdowns in history. CNET reporter and executive editor Roger Cheng went inside the Fukushima plant, which is still contaminated with radiation. He joins CBSN AM to discuss the technology being used to clean up the site and what's next for Fukushima.
A woman just won "math's Nobel" prize — for the first time ever
The award also comes with about $700,000
Wildflower "super bloom" attracting fans
A rare "super bloom" is attracting thousands of people to Lake Elsinore, California. But fans are getting too close to the phenomenon. Jamie Yuccas explains.
Visiting spacecraft finds surprises at asteroid
Rockier-than-expected surface may make sample collection a challenge.
Boeing 737 Max 8 certification audit ordered
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has asked her department's inspector general to audit the certification process for the Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane. This comes as federal investigators are looking into how the FAA approved the plane after similarities were found in two deadly crashes in less than five months. Mike Slack, an aviation attorney, licensed pilot and former NASA engineer, joins CBSN to discuss.
FlyDubai co-pilot was likely lone wolf, Israeli investigators believe
CBS News poll finds Democrats maintain House advantage amid concern about prices
Key Biden aide recalls "draconian measures" being considered against Israel
Hero passenger on FlyDubai flight: "We are going to survive"
Search ongoing after debris of plane that went missing off Nantucket found
Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, guns
U.S. Marine arrested, accused of killing Japanese woman in Okinawa
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
